Cauliflower, Bacon, Macaroni and Cheese
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About Cauliflower Bacon Macaroni and Cheese
My kids go crazy for mac and cheese and cauliflower with cheese sauce. So one night, I was trying to choose between them for a side dish; why not mix them? It was a massive hit with my family, even my youngest, who can be a picky eater, loved it. I started adding bacon to it because my husband is a bacon nut and enjoys his mac and cheese with crispy bacon. So to make everyone happy, I said it to this recipe as well. This is not one of my old recipes handed down to me like most of my recipes are; this is one I invented this year. I hope you enjoy and have fun playing around with it.
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ready in: 50 min
Yields: Feeds 4-6 people
What You Need
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 5 thick slices bacon, chopped
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 lb of macaroni pasta
- 1/4 c Butter
- 1/4 c flour
- 1 c sharp cheddar, shredded
- 1 c Jack Cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 c chicken stock
- salt and pepper to taste
- Topping mix
- 1 c Italian bread crumbs
- 1/2 c jack cheese
- 1/4 c Parmesan cheese
What To Do
- Preheat oven to 350
- In fry pan cook the bacon with garlic, and onion over medium heat, until bacon is crispy
- Put the cauliflower florets in a pot with boiling water and let simmer until the cauliflower is fork tender, and drain
- Put pasta in to a pot of boiling water salted, and cook until a bit less than al dente
- melt the butter in a heavy pot. Add the flour and using a whisk, mix the butter and flour together until smooth. let cook for 3 minutes. add the milk, mix well until it is smooth and thick. Add the cheeses, spices, salt, pepper and mustard. Mix until the sauce is smooth
- Add pasta, cauliflower and bacon to the sauce. Toss to coat.
- Prepare a 9×13″ glass pan, greasing it with butter. pour in mac and cheese mix and spread out until even
- mix together topping items and sprinkle onto of mac and cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Enjoy
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